New pet peeve!

[Jada59]

All of a sudden, I am seeing this everywhere. The use of the letter "n" to mean "and".

Such as...

I met this guy n we went to dinner. Afterwards, we went for a drive n went to the beach.

Gah! Sets my teeth on edge.

 

[falkor207]

Jada, I feel your pain. Text messaging has decimated the use of grammar and spelling. Don't even get me started on their, there, they're. Is your Jack and Jill still active?

 

[ManlyUsername]

I can tolerate the typos and abbreviations, but when there are whole paragraphs with no punctuation, I almost need a translator.

 

[FL30]

Jada, I feel your pain. Text messaging has decimated the use of grammar and spelling. Don't even get me started on their, there, they're.

yes, this!! and when they just text "k" for OK!!

and what about; to, two, too

 

[MileHighBound]

You folks are saying exactly how I feel about this issue. All the spelling and grammatical errors in text messaging drive me up a wall. Are people really getting that lazy? I am an engineer, not an english major, so I do make mistakes but I try my best to write things correctly. To, too and two as well as there, their and they’re are right near the top of my pet peeves.

 

[pecksniff]

This is only the beginning. Eventually we will have so many emojis that they will replace spelled-out words, like Chinese ideograms.

 

[pecksniff]

Language is fluid. It has been since the first Cro Magnon orators.

We were kinda hoping print and universal literacy would put an end to that.

 

[Pee4Fun]

I have many pet peeves. The English language is butchered daily by those who are supposedly educated. Here are some of mine:

!. The use of the word "of" where it does not belong. When people say, "That's not too big OF a deal." It's "Not too big a deal." Or, "Put it underneath OF the chair." No. It's "Put it underneath the chair." Argh!

2. Calling someone an alum. No such word. One person is an alumnus of a college. Plural is alumni.

3. Conversate. It's converse, dummies!

4. When people interview themselves. For example, when one says, "Is it my ideal choice? No, but I like it." What the hell is that about? God, I hate that! It sounds so moronic. Just say, "It's not my ideal choice, but I like it."

5. When people say axe instead of ask. You know who you are. These same people can say the word "mask." Why is "ask" so hard?

That's just a few. There are way too many to list here.

 

[pecksniff]

it is a good thing, at any rate, that language does not change so fast that we need a Chaucer-like linear translation to read Shakespeare.

 

[Carnevil9]

I agree with your disdain for our post-literate society, but this is hardly a new example of the phenomenon.

Rock 'n' Roll!

 

[twister947]

I don't mind occasional shorthand in informal communication. Illiteracy is another issue.

 

[Champakian]

This is only the beginning. Eventually we will have so many emojis that they will replace spelled-out words, like Chinese ideograms.

*chuckle*

 

[Jada59]

Jada, I feel your pain. Text messaging has decimated the use of grammar and spelling. Don't even get me started on their, there, they're. Is your Jack and Jill still active?

It's always potentially active, but I probably won't be there. BF keeps me occupied.

 

[Jada59]

I can tolerate the typos and abbreviations, but when there are whole paragraphs with no punctuation, I almost need a translator.

Right. I belong to an online group. Some people post three pages with no punctuation or paragraphs. Some will...use the...method throughout... Or occasional commas but no periods.

 

[Jada59]

yes, this!! and when they just text "k" for OK!!

and what about; to, two, too

I do the "K", but only in replying to texts.

 

[Jada59]

This is only the beginning. Eventually we will have so many emojis that they will replace spelled-out words, like Chinese ideograms.

Tee hee!

 

[Jada59]

I agree with your disdain for our post-literate society, but this is hardly a new example of the phenomenon.

Rock 'n' Roll!

But in our example, it's understood because of the apostrophe. The culprits usually have a native language thll ove.at is not English and there are "n's" all over.

 

[FataMorgana]

Amirite? boils my piss.

 

[FL30]

✔

 

[falkor207]

It's always potentially active, but I probably won't be there. BF keeps me occupied.

Thanks for the reply and good for you and BF! I like reading the comments here. Well said